New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
ruE SLOOP AND THE CUTTER.
.,oFDy YACHTS TO MEET IN THE GREAT
EST OF RACES.

THE MEN WHO CREATED THEM.
,ost number of people who are interested in
49,. race for the Americas cup between the Nolun-
49, ard the Thistle will have no opportunity OF
inc the Yachts and therefore THE TRIBUNE to-
,r;nts an engraving of each of them. No repre-
,a,ion on paper, however, can do Jnstice TO the
'sansv Yachts Printers ink cannot portray the
,',,owv canvas the little sparkling jets of spray
.h.t hurst from their bows as they rush through
:, cater The swash OF the against their sides,
Az, hsndipg over responsive to the breeze, like
INA prcud belle that stoops but to conquer, and
80 all tho motion of the boats that invests them
,i,b something akin to life.
R,t ceuerous imagination will supply many of
.he.s unavoidable deficiencies ana enable the OBJ
.aryer to obtain fron the cats good idea of what
cha fastest yacht ever built in America and the
easiest yacht ever built in Great Britain look Like
.hso they are actually racing.
The enpravng> are made from the best photo
.,o,hs obtainable. That of the Volunteer was OBJ
ined vnen she was leading al the other big
.looos in the rare for the 6Oelet Cup during the
ise of tie New-York Yacht Club. The photo
oranh frcm which the engraving of the Thistle is
nade was taken on one of those rare occasions
hon Captain Bar let her out Both will well
pay study
GREAT IMPETUS TO YACHr-BrILDING.
The two yachts illustrate the value Of intcrna-
,ional competition. They are both the result of
+bat fa,nols victory which the America won over
the fleet of the ROYAL Yacht Squadron in a race
.,ouud tie Isle of Wight on AUGUST 22. 1851. The
donors of the cup did more than they dreamed of
ior ,le science of yacht designing whoa they gave
!, into the keeping Of the New York Yacht Club to
asfend against al Corners Yet the impetus was
not felt until recent years The British Schooners
Cambria and Liyonll were so easily disposed of
that the contests only lei MS 10 regard with placid
conteutment. and something more. the models then
in vogue. .
But the chaen9e Of the Genesta caused an
awakening The best slOOp then in these waters
WAS the Gracip. WHICH so recently came near being
eapsized by q puff of Wind that, as the Thistc'S
awuer remarked would not have jeopardlzed a
enter at all She inferior both in speed and
uze to the Gencsta fhe hour was at hand and the
manor rather. two of them came when needed
Mr. Burgess designed the Puritan and General
Prime sailed her: the cup was say ed and Americans
couId proudly point to it when lirtOns sang that
munitions song. Britannia rules the waves And
besides anOther fine slOop, the Prise Ia inferior 10
the Puritan bnt family match for any slnGle-stlck
boat in England, was added to the American fleet.
The Puritan was dubbed the peerless Puritan
and every patriotic American felt sire that no
cutter would ever stand a chance against her But
the two qnct. mo lest gent iemen who had created
heads together TO devise something still faster
The challenge of the Cialatea gave the The oppor-
.nntv. They evolved the Mayiower the Galatea
was badly beaten as everybody had forcseen; the
Puritan was pecrlcss no longer and that proud
pre6x was transferred to the M,yiiowsr Again
sYankee Doc lie reSounded through the land and
again the two gentlemen whose strength Iay IN
deeds. not woids, conferred together 'nd prodNced
the Volunteer TO compete for supremacy WIN tho
fastest yacht thas Great Bdtdin could build
As with the Puritan. so with the MayAower;
only for a year coull she wear the proud ttte oi
peerless" Ii may be sail that IS yet tae nn
ter has oalg half won it she has 10 thrash Tie
Scotch craft before it will be wholly her. Bat II
many GOOD Judges who were right twice before ale
not this time mistaken, before the week Is over
sPeerlcss Volunteer" in big type viii bs blazoncd
forth in many headline the country over. VIII
Paine aud Burgess stop theref man cannot
always improve on his owa handtwoTh; but many
men are wiin. to wager that If Paine ana Bnrgess
get another cbaLce the Volunteer will not be peer
less next year.
THE PEERLESS VOLUNTEER.
The Volunteer was constructed hurredly and the
workmanship on her Is not nearly equal TO that DIS
PLAYED on the Thistle 1t is said that when Gen
eral Paine and Mr. Burgess first beheld her As she
came from the builders hands their usual quiet
ness of demcanor deserted them and Their Ian nage
did full Just ice TO the circumstances. Bat there
are no stenogTaphic notes to vouch Tor TINS re'oi
BE this as il may the Volunteer far rs speed Is
concerned, was success from the start. She began
her career with a victory and kept 1t up' walking
AWAY from all cou petitors in light wind or
strong wind The weather mattered nothing 10
her She was always easily best.
Bpt a mans work is always of secondary interest
TO the man himself. Mr.. Burgess is man OF some
thing less than medium height, spaTely Lullt.
Judging By appearances one wonld never cIedll
him with beng long mao, vet he IS an athiete
So. too from among crowd be would never be
picked on; IS the man who did great things nc
wears clase. T. has beard Of moderate length. 1t
i. hard TO say what he looks like He is fairly good
lookiup One would put him down as "a quiet
tbouchtfu man of something more than average at
tainments. bat not IL UGH perhaps schooileschef
or pre- acher in small way
Mr. Burgess is singularly modest and unob'rn-
siye Never word that savors ut all Oh Drag dtops
from his lips Ask him Do you think you Will
win ?" anu he replies with delrecatory smile
can't tell the Thistle is fast boat" Compliment
him on the Volunteer aud he will say She might
be improved YOU can't tell when somebody VIII
bnild a better boat" So many people brag for him
that even were he so disposed there necessity
for him TO proclaim himself from the honsetops
His voice is soft and low. On board yacht ne
studiously avoids anything like style lie wears a
flannel shirt without any apology Tor collar OF
peckie, aud whom lie wins the absence OF sus
penders enables him to execute handspring or
soneI sault on the deck without endangering any
buttons
General Pane has distingue air. lie is tall ana
sodierly with that Is disposed to he "eiilng
torian But lie is fully as modest ana unassnming
as Mr Burgess When preparing for yacht race
he is Tor the time being welded TO his yacht lie
studies her much more carefully than most hus-
bands study their wives Burgess and Fame are a
natchess team at yachting. Mr. burgess Knows
how 10 build boat TO CO. and General ralhe
knows how to coax all the 90 out OF Fer that Is
in her 1t was a ucky day for the yachting